UNDERSTANDING COMMON CORE MATH Edwin Rhodes Elementary March

UNDERSTANDING COMMON CORE MATH Edwin Rhodes Elementary March 16, 2015

AGENDA • Common Core Math Instructional Shifts • Understanding Math Shifts • Math Curriculum • Online Resources

INSTRUCTIONAL MATH “SHIFTS” • Greater focus on fewer topics • Coherence –linking topics and thinking across grade levels • Rigor –conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and real world applications Why is Math Different?

Why MATH Shifts May Seem Hard • • It makes parents feel less knowledgeable People dislike change Common Core has become highly politicized Some parents may have oppositional relationship with teacher Reasonable approach: take a few minutes to learn alongside your child.

UNDERSTANDING MATH SHIFTS Focus Not mile-wide, inch-deep curriculum but rather narrow and deepen the way time and energy are spent in the classroom: Grades K-2: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to addition and subtraction Grades 3 -5: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions Grade 6: Ratios and proportional relationships and early algebraic expressions and equations Grade 7: Ratios and proportional relationships and arithmetic of rational numbers Grade 8: Linear algebra and linear functions

UNDERSTANDING MATH SHIFTS Coherence • Math is a coherent body of knowledge made up of interconnected concepts • Standards are designed around coherent progressions from grade to grade • Carefully connected across grades to students can build new understanding from previous years • Coherence built into standards by reinforcing major topics by utilizing supporting topics

UNDERSTANDING MATH SHIFTS Rigor • Rigor is deep, authentic command of mathematical concepts • Three aspects or rigor to pursue with equal intensity: – Conceptual understanding: more than a set of procedures (Why? Explain. How do you know? Describe. ) – Procedural skills and fluency: speed and accuracy – Real world application: applying mathematical knowledge in situations

Online Resources Chino Valley Unified – Parent and School Partnership http: //www. chino. k 12. ca. us/Page/10347 Family Math Resources (K-5) Utah Dept of Education: http: //www. schools. utah. gov/CURR/mathelem/Resources. aspx (parent guides, teacher videos explaining) Family Math Resources (6 -12) San Francisco Unified SD: http: //www. sfusdmath. org/families--community. html Family Math Resources (K-12) Common Core Conversation: http: //www. commoncoreconversation. com/mathresources. html#sthash. y 5 Mkh. Ygm. Jv 1 ot. KFF. dpbs

Additional School Support • • • Teachers Excellence Academy IXL Ji. Ji Math (grades 2 -4) Parent Workshops Computer Lab for SBAC practice and exploration

Thank you! • Questions? Email: – Chancellor: Tracy_Freed@chino. k 12. ca. us – Dean: Sharon_Wright@chino. k 12. ca. us – Or email your Scholar’s Professor

Breakouts K– Room 2 1 st/2 nd – Room 6 3 rd – Room 12 4 th – Room 14 5 th – Room 17 6 th – Room 26